4 LSU Tigers go in second, third rounds of NFL draft

1:11 AM,
May 10, 2014

Louisiana State wide receiver and kick returner Odell Beckham Jr. returns runs against the University of Mississippi in October 2013. Beckham was selected Thursday by the New York Giants in the first round of the NFL draft.

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Through the first 50 picks of the NFL draft on Thursday and Friday, only one Louisiana State player had been selected - wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr., by the New York Giants. That was the fewest over that span since 2011.

Then they came in bunches. Defensive tackle Ego Ferguson went as the 19th pick of the second round and 51st overall to the Chicago Bears and became the 300th all-time LSU draft choice since the first draft in 1936 when Abe Mickal went to Detroit in the sixth round. Ferguson came on strong late last season and bested his teammate - the more highly touted defensive tackle Anthony ...